Derrick Rose gave his mother one of the best early Mother’s Day presents ever with a touching tribute to her during his MVP speech.

He got a little choked up when he spoke about his mother, Brenda Rose, and thanking her for the sacrifices she made that allowed him to become a NBA star (check around the 5:00 minute mark).

Derrick Rose is the youngest MVP in the history of the NBA.

“You’re my heart, the reason that I play the way that I play. Just everything,” said an emotional Derrick Rose. “Just knowing that the days that I don’t feel like going to practice or I’m having a hard time, I think about her when she had to wake me up, go to work and just making sure that I’m alright, making sure the family is alright. Those are hard days. My days shouldn’t be hard because I love doing what I doing and that’s playing basketball. So, you keep me going everyday and I love you and I appreciate you being in my life.”